Any Members from the Philippines??

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by jdH

Pare wala kwenta ang botique sa GB5

Talaga JD?? bakit?? balita ko there are only 5 pams available?? or baka they are just starting....

[James T]

Originally Posted by bodybump

Your right handed James??

yeah.. i wear my watch on the right hand... the shaking hand.. para laging nakikita pag nikikipag handshake.... hahhaha

[James T]

Originally Posted by falcor

Nice watch. james. Arnd hw mch is that? Someone s offering Pam 111 brnd new, 245t, k ba?

this model is 6800k us $. pam 111 here in the us is 5600k us $. at 245k phil peso, i say that price is great because @ 49.11 exchange rate, that's only 4988 us $, tax free pa... i'd say go for it!

[chieftd]

Originally Posted by bodybump

Hahahaah tim the food that you mention are mostly chinese isnpired...you need to try the real filipino food..Like Pancit Palabok...Lumpiang Sariwa.. and lechon...hahahahaha our language has a mix of spanish to it...anyway where did you live in the phil when you were there?

Oscar, I'll have to give those dishes a try. I have had Lechon before, in fact we had a small pig cooked for us here in Hawaii a few years ago. While living in the Philippines I was in the US Air Force, stationed at Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga. While in the Philippines, I traveled all around the Manila area and the area in and around Subic Bay as well. When I evacuated from the Philippines in 1991 I took a US Navy ship to Cebu and I was there for a day before flying out to Guam. In addition, many years ago I traveled to Panay Island and stayed in Roxas City and Capiz for two weeks. However, I did not see any aswang! :) That trip was an adventure. I flew to Manila and took a passenger ship from Manila to Aclan on Panay Island. Then I traveled in a bangka boat around the island coast until we arrived in Capiz. I lived in the jungle in a "Bahay Kubo" for two weeks. It was great!

For watch content: The military retail store at Clark Air Base back in the 1980s used to sell Rolex watches and you could get a SS GMT Master for around $700 in those days. Sadly, I was not aware of the joy of Rolex watches at that time and did not buy one until many years later.

Taga saan ka sa Pilipinas?

Regards, Tim

[Trurolexer]

Originally Posted by bodybump

Because you are half Filipino TR you just dont want to admit it....You eat panda pork too!!!

I don't realize...

[the KING]

do Washington or Lucerne shops don't carry Panerai?

[jdH]

Lucerne carries the brand panerai, jlc, chopard, ball, AP, IWC, rolex, breitling, graham, patek etc

[jdH]

Bodybump, wala talaga kwenta kasi sa shop nila sa lucerne 3 pam lang meron. so expected ko sa botique medyo madami, kaso konti lang as in.. sayang punta ko. ang may ari ng mga botique na Panerai, IWC, Omega, Chopard, AP, Breitling , Rolex, Chronos iisa lang si lucerne. Kilala ko yung may ari kaso never ako bumili ng rolex sa kanila sobra mahal. Mas ok pa bumili sa washington.

[falcor]

Originally Posted by jdH

Bodybump, wala talaga kwenta kasi sa shop nila sa lucerne 3 pam lang meron. so expected ko sa botique medyo madami, kaso konti lang as in.. sayang punta ko. ang may ari ng mga botique na Panerai, IWC, Omega, Chopard, AP, Breitling , Rolex, Chronos iisa lang si lucerne. Kilala ko yung may ari kaso never ako bumili ng rolex sa kanila sobra mahal. Mas ok pa bumili sa washington.

hello jdh,

just curious, who's the authorize Rolex distributor in the Phil., Washington or Lucerne? I also noticed that Washington is always cheaper. But of course, it's much cheaper going to Hong Kong or Singapore and buying your Rolex even if you spend for plane ticket and hotel than buying it here in the Philippines. Just my observation

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by jdH

Lucerne carries the brand panerai, jlc, chopard, ball, AP, IWC, rolex, breitling, graham, patek etc

Oscar na lang kabayan!!! Anyway iisa lang ba AD natin sa Pinas??? kung isa lang eh mahal talaga siya...

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by falcor

hello jdh,

just curious, who's the authorize Rolex distributor in the Phil., Washington or Lucerne? I also noticed that Washington is always cheaper. But of course, it's much cheaper going to Hong Kong or Singapore and buying your Rolex even if you spend for plane ticket and hotel than buying it here in the Philippines. Just my observation

I think i would agree with falcor here!! kahit na magbalikan ka pa...

[chenx15]

it's just a 100 dollars Philippines to SIngapore

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by James T

yeah.. i wear my watch on the right hand... the shaking hand.. para laging nakikita pag nikikipag handshake.... hahhaha

P%ke ka talaga bwahahahahaah

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by chenx15

it's just a 100 dollars Philippines to SIngapore

DANGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!! hay buhay....I wish i can go home!!!

[chenx15]

I'm going home next year. I'll go to singapore and hong kong to get myself a SS daytona

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by chenx15

I'm going home next year. I'll go to singapore and hong kong to get myself a SS daytona

Good for you!!!! This why i need a 2nd job!!! hahahahaha

[ral]

Originally Posted by falcor

hello jdh,

just curious, who's the authorize Rolex distributor in the Phil., Washington or Lucerne? I also noticed that Washington is always cheaper. But of course, it's much cheaper going to Hong Kong or Singapore and buying your Rolex even if you spend for plane ticket and hotel than buying it here in the Philippines. Just my observation

Rolex AD's in the Philippines are Washington and Chronos.

[chenx15]

Originally Posted by bodybump

Good for you!!!! This why i need a 2nd job!!! hahahahaha

Pare, if you need a second job to buy a rolex it's not worth it. sana may hulugan din ng rolex dito sa canada. he he he

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by chenx15

Pare, if you need a second job to buy a rolex it's not worth it. sana may hulugan din ng rolex dito sa canada. he he he

Hahahha everytime i log in here and look at the sales forum..there are a lot of watches that are cheap...This the reason i need a 2nd job because even if its cheap i cant afford it now hahahaha

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by ral

Rolex AD's in the Philippines are Washington and Chronos.

So you mean they are the only authorized dealer in the philippines??

[chenx15]

Originally Posted by bodybump

Hahahha everytime i log in here and look at the sales forum..there are a lot of watches that are cheap...This the reason i need a 2nd job because even if its cheap i cant afford it now hahahaha

i know. if i was a member here two months ago when it was 1=1 in the dollars i could have bought 4. then again. everytime i look at the watches here i just want take one of my job offers in the US but i like Canada i feel really safe here. i can wear my watches here without hesitation and you can't put a price on safety.

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by chenx15

i know. if i was a member here two months ago when it was 1=1 in the dollars i could have bought 4. then again. everytime i look at the watches here i just want take one of my job offers in the US but i like Canada i feel really safe here. i can wear my watches here without hesitation and you can't put a price on safety.

I know...well i guess we cant have everything right??? Ohwell!!!

[ral]

Originally Posted by ral

Rolex AD's in the Philippines are Washington and Chronos.

Well, according to the Rolex website at least.

[boyet]

Originally Posted by ral

Well, according to the Rolex website at least.

Fyi, before Washington and Lucerne as ADs of rolex here or Chonos for that matter . . . . there was White Gold Inc., in Cebu

[boyet]

BTW, for info am in Manila and went to Greenbelt5 this morning, Lucerne sister companies opened a lot shops, for Patek, IWC, JLC, Chopard, Breitling, AP, and Omega, separate showrooms for all brands. Well good for Lucerne
One separate shop beside theirs, Washington's Rolex shop.

[the KING]

Chronos and Lucerne - technically same owners (same family)

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by the KING

Chronos and Lucerne - technically same owners (same family)

This is what i thought so too...but is there a market in the philippines?? i mean most people i know go to hongkong to buy Rolex watches...

[the KING]

yes believe it or not there plenty of rich people. just look at the number of stores that lucernce and chronos have. anyway rolex mark up is about 40 to 50% at MSRP.

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by the KING

yes believe it or not there plenty of rich people. just look at the number of stores that lucernce and chronos have. anyway rolex mark up is about 40 to 50% at MSRP.

but if there is no market in the philippines how the hell they able to put a couple of outlet store of watches in the phil...?? i guess they have some regular customers..like some politicians?hehehehe

[ral]

Surprisingly, yes, there is a pretty fair sized market in the Philippines. It may not seem like it sometimes. I was just at the BMW showroom near Eastwood... and they have all these newly imported 6 Series BMW's lined up... someone is buying all these things.